Happy Wednesday loves! I know, I know, you're all probably thinking "who the heck is this random person posting today?" It's been awhile, I'll admit. With all the stuff I've had going on lately, it's been so tough to find the time or the motivation to blog. I've definitely missed you all and hope you understand my absence. If you guys follow me on Instgram you've probably seen I've been spending a lot of time at Shands Hospital and Gainesville and I appreciate all the love, prayers and support that have been sent my way. Luckily things seem to be on their way up now so maybe I'll be able to get back to devoting more time to this little space of the internet of mine. We'll see!
To prove just how behind I am... I actually wore this outfit back in October (eek) to attend the Swan & Dolphin Food and Wine Classic and it was the perfect fall romper. The weather was nice while the sun was out but got a bit chilly (and windy) when the sun went down so I was super happy to have my jacket to keep me warm. I was originally going to wear my over the knee boots with this outfit but at the time I didn't feel like it was quite cool enough out but I can't wait to rock this outfit with them. We still haven't had any consistently cool weather down here but I've been loving the cold snaps when we get them! Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving and I'll be scouring your blogs for gift ideas because I am SO not ready for Christmas! 

romper // jacket // booties // necklace // sunglasses // bracelets {here, here and here} // purse {borrowed}

*Linking up with Kelly*

Happy Tuesday lovelies! Hope everyone's week is off to an awesome start! Some of you may have already seen that over the weekend I attended a gala that was kinda for work, kinda not. The event was the UCP of Central Florida Gala at the Palace which benefits children with cerebral palsy. The company I work for holds the UCP of Central Florida very near and dear so I was honored when I received the invite to attend the gala. On top of having an excuse to get all dressed up it's for a great cause and one I was extremely happy to support.

Of course like most girls, I immediately started thinking about what I was going to wear. Sadly outside of a few bridesmaid dresses I really didn't have much in the way of "formal" wear so I started my hunt for the perfect dress. I couldn't find anything in stores, every thing was either too prom-y or too expensive so I gave up the hunt for awhile. About a week before the event I was reminded about it and realized I needed to jump back in my search. There were a few cute dresses on Rent the Runway I was interested in but of course waiting so last minute most were booked the weekend I needed them so I started my hunt online when I came across this dress. I've been told in the past that red is my "color" so I scooped up this one and crossed my fingers it would fit. I got the dress 2 days... yup nothing like last minute, before the gala and while it fit like a glove everywhere it was WAY too long. I took pictures in it and sent it to a few friends and my mom and asked if they thought it was too long and everyone said "well it won't be when you put on heels" umm... I'm wearing 5 inch heels in the picture... LOL. So after some back and forth  and some serious internal debate I decided to just suck it up, wear the tallest heels I owned and rock it. So here we are! Moral of the story; short people problems are a real thing haha! 

I didn't want to be too overdone for the event so I kept my jewelry fairly basic opting for some suspended ivory pearl drop earrings and some dainty bracelets and topped off my look with a fun leopard Clare V. clutch (thanks Ker!).

dress / earrings / clutch / heels / bracelet / lipstick in kinda sexy